Just the ticket for happy Wanderers

CARDIFF here we come! These are the six lucky winners of the M.E.N. competition who have each won a pair of VIP tickets for Bolton's Carling Cup Final clash with Middlesbrough at the Millennium Stadium.

CARDIFF here we come! These are the six lucky winners of the M.E.N. competition who have each won a pair of VIP tickets for Bolton's Carling Cup Final clash with Middlesbrough at the Millennium Stadium.

Many supporters couldn't get any of Bolton's 30,000 tickets on offer. But we bought six pairs of tickets from the Keith Prowse Agency as prizes for fans who bought our 24-page Millennium Mission Cup Final supplement - and we even provided wigs so they can look like Wanderers' star Ivan Campo.

We asked five simple questions: name Bolton's former ground (Burnden Park); who is Bolton's chairman (Phil Gartside); what nationality is Jay Jay Okocha (Nigerian); who did Bolton beat in the semi-final (Aston Villa); and which Bolton legend is nicknamed the Lion of Vienna (Nat Lofthouse).

There were almost 500 entries with first out of the hat being Peter Knowles, 44, from Harrogate Close, Warrington. He's planning to give one ticket to his son Jack, 12, who has been a Wanderers mascot and is contemplating letting his wife Jane have the other as she missed out on Bolton's play-off final in 2001.

Second out of the hat was season ticket holder Vicki Haslam, 33, from Monton, Eccles - but she generously declined the prize after finding out she has got tickets after all.

That means Garry Partington, 43, of Grennburn Drive, Bolton, is off to Wales after he was drawn in her place. He said: "I'd given up all hope of going."

Third out in the draw was Tracey Howarth of New Colliers Row, Bolton, who will be taking her dad Thomas, 56, from Lostock.

Tracey said: "I've got tears in my eyes. This has made my dad's day."

June Dawson, 53, from Fairway Avenue, Harwood, Bolton, thought someone was having a joke with her when contacted by the M.E.N. to say she would be watching the match from an executive box sipping champagne after enjoying a three-course meal.

She said: "I've queued up twice for tickets and made a postal application but missed out."

Fifth out was Debbie Walker from Tottington Road, Harwood. She entered the draw because her husband Stuart, a season ticket holder, had failed to get tickets despite queuing at the Reebok. She said: "He's made up."

And the sixth fan out of the hat was Bury pub landlord Derek Pollard. Derek, 47, who runs the Robin Hood, in Rochdale Road, said: "I get the Evening News, it's great and so was the supplement. Thank heavens I've won this competition. I'll take along my brother Robert."